1
CMN 577 Unit 2 Mcphee Aging Questions with
Correct Answers | Updated (100% Correct
Answers)
Body weight peaks by the ___ and ____ decade and then gradually
declines at a rate of 1-2 kg per decade. Answer: 5th and 6th
When is weight loss regarded as "clinically significant"? Answer:
when it exceeds 5% or ore of usual body weight over a 6-12 month
period
What are the most common causes of weight loss? (3) Answer: 1.
cancer
2. GI disorders
3. Dementia or depression
Once weight loss is established, what "tools" can be used to reveal
the cause? B) When these tools do not reveal the cause, what is
your next move? Answer: 1. H & P
2. Med profile
3. Labs (CBC, HIV, TSH, UA, FOBT
4. imaging (CXR, upper GI)
© 2025 All rights reserved
,2
B) Definitive GI investigation (tests for malabsorption, endo); cancer
screening (Pap smear, Mammography, PSA)
Please list drugs that can be used to help weight gain. Answer: 1.
appetitie stimulants (corticosteroids, progestational agents,
dronabinol, serotonin antagonists)
2. Anabolic agents (growth hormone and testosterone derivatives)
3. Anticatabolic agents (omega 3 fatty acids, pentoxifylline,
hydrazine sulfate and thalidomide)
When do you refer weight loss? (3) Answer: 1. caused by
malabsorption
2. Persistent nutritional deficiencies despite supplementation
3. Caused by anorexia or bulima
When life expectancy is ______ , choices of tests and treatments
should be made on the basis of their ability to improve that
particular patient's prognosis and QOL. Answer: < 10 years
What is included in the IADLs? Answer: 1. transportation
2. shopping
3. cooking
4. using the phone
© 2025 All rights reserved
, 3
5. managing money
6. taking meds
7. housecleaning
8. laundry
What is included in the ADLs? (6) Answer: bathing, dressing, eating,
transferring, continence, toileting
What is the strongest evidence to assist with frailty? Answer:
exercise, particularly strength and resistance training.
What are the s/s of frailty? (5) Answer: 1. slow gait speed
2. low hand grip strength
3. weight loss
4. low energy expenditure
5. cognitive delcine
The diagnosis of dementia can be made if there is acquired
persistent and progressive impairment in intellectual function with
compromise of memory and at least one other cognitive domain,
most commonly______, _____, _____ and _____. Requires a significant
decline in function that is severe enough to interfere with work or
© 2025 All rights reserved
CMN 577 Unit 2 Mcphee Aging Questions with
Correct Answers | Updated (100% Correct
Answers)
Body weight peaks by the ___ and ____ decade and then gradually
declines at a rate of 1-2 kg per decade. Answer: 5th and 6th
When is weight loss regarded as "clinically significant"? Answer:
when it exceeds 5% or ore of usual body weight over a 6-12 month
period
What are the most common causes of weight loss? (3) Answer: 1.
cancer
2. GI disorders
3. Dementia or depression
Once weight loss is established, what "tools" can be used to reveal
the cause? B) When these tools do not reveal the cause, what is
your next move? Answer: 1. H & P
2. Med profile
3. Labs (CBC, HIV, TSH, UA, FOBT
4. imaging (CXR, upper GI)
© 2025 All rights reserved
,2
B) Definitive GI investigation (tests for malabsorption, endo); cancer
screening (Pap smear, Mammography, PSA)
Please list drugs that can be used to help weight gain. Answer: 1.
appetitie stimulants (corticosteroids, progestational agents,
dronabinol, serotonin antagonists)
2. Anabolic agents (growth hormone and testosterone derivatives)
3. Anticatabolic agents (omega 3 fatty acids, pentoxifylline,
hydrazine sulfate and thalidomide)
When do you refer weight loss? (3) Answer: 1. caused by
malabsorption
2. Persistent nutritional deficiencies despite supplementation
3. Caused by anorexia or bulima
When life expectancy is ______ , choices of tests and treatments
should be made on the basis of their ability to improve that
particular patient's prognosis and QOL. Answer: < 10 years
What is included in the IADLs? Answer: 1. transportation
2. shopping
3. cooking
4. using the phone
© 2025 All rights reserved
, 3
5. managing money
6. taking meds
7. housecleaning
8. laundry
What is included in the ADLs? (6) Answer: bathing, dressing, eating,
transferring, continence, toileting
What is the strongest evidence to assist with frailty? Answer:
exercise, particularly strength and resistance training.
What are the s/s of frailty? (5) Answer: 1. slow gait speed
2. low hand grip strength
3. weight loss
4. low energy expenditure
5. cognitive delcine
The diagnosis of dementia can be made if there is acquired
persistent and progressive impairment in intellectual function with
compromise of memory and at least one other cognitive domain,
most commonly______, _____, _____ and _____. Requires a significant
decline in function that is severe enough to interfere with work or
© 2025 All rights reserved
